07-23-2007, 07:00 AM
Quote:Indeed, but also you make the mistake kandrathe makes, in my opinion. There was a civilization in the middle east, but this was not because of their religion. The two things just existed together.
Well, I wasn't making any particular statement about the connection between civilization and religion---I was simply referring to Islamic civilization as a historical entity, like the Roman Empire, which it undoubtedly was.